Flower-Visiting Insects
of Dog
Fennel
Anthemis cotula (Dog Fennel) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies & beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Graenicher and Krombein et al. as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile centuncularis sn cp (Gr), Megachile latimanus sn cp (Gr); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti (Kr)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn cp (Gr), Augochlorella aurata sn cp, Augochlorella striata sn cp (Gr), Halictus confusus sn cp (Rb, Gr), Halictus ligatus sn cp fq, Halictus rubicunda sn cp (Rb, Gr), Lasioglossum albipennis sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum cinctipes sn (Gr), Lasioglossum connexus sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp (Rb, Gr), Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum tegularis sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum versatus sn cp (Gr); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes clematidis sn (Gr); Collitidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn (Gr), Calliopsis coloradensis (Kr)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Larrinae): Tachytes pepticus (Gr); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris clypeata (Gr), Cerceris deserta (Gr), Philanthus bilunatus (Gr); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus (Gr)
Flies
Empididae: Empis clausa sn; Bombyliidae: Bombylius major sn (Gr), Villa alternata (Gr); Conopidae: Thecophora occidensis sn; Syrphidae: Eristalis anthophorina (Gr), Eristalis brousii (Gr), Eristalis dimidiatus (Gr), Eristalis transversus (Gr), Helophilus chrysostomus (Gr), Orthonevra pulchella (Gr), Sphaerophoria contiqua (Gr), Syritta pipiens (Gr), Syrphus ribesii (Gr), Toxomerus geminatus (Gr), Toxomerus marginatus (Gr), Tropidia quadrata (Gr); Tachinidae: Cylindromyia carolinae (Gr), Gymnoclytia immaculata (Gr), Gymnosoma fuliginosum (Gr), Leucostoma simplex (Gr), Tachinomyia panaetius (Gr); Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax (Gr), Sphixapata trilineata (Gr); Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris (Gr), Lucilia sericata (Gr), Pollenia rudis (Gr); Muscidae: Musca domestica (Gr), Neomyia cornicina (Gr), Stomoxys calcitrans (Gr); Anthomyiidae: Anthomyia leucostoma (Gr), Calythea pratincola (Gr), Delia platura (Gr); Sepsidae: Themira putris (Gr); Chloropidae: Thaumatomyia grata (Gr); Agromyzidae: Melanogromyza aeneoventris (Gr)
Butterflies
Pieridae: Colias philodice (Gr), Pieris rapae (Gr)
Beetles
Carabidae: Lebia atriventris (Gr); Coccinellidae: Coccinella novemnotata (Gr), Coleomegilla maculata (Gr)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Adelphocoris rapidus (Gr), Lygus lineolaris (Gr), Plagiognathus sp. (Gr), Proba distanti (Gr); Thyreocoridae: Corimelaena pulicarius (Gr)